Christian Lifestyle and Behavior

Čovjekovo ponašanje važno je Bogu koji nas je stvorio i povezao sa sobom svojom ljubavlju. Ono je važno i bićima koja nas okružuju jer je vlast nad Zemljom i dalje u rukama ljudi. Ono je važno i za ljudsku zajednicu jer su naši životi međusobno zavisni i usko povezani. I na kraju, čovjekovo je ponašanje važno njemu samome, svakome od nas pojedinačno, jer je svako djelo, odluka i riječ sjeme koje donosi plod u karakteru i izaziva posljedice. Nekoliko znanstvenih grana – psihologija, sociologija i antropologija – pomažu nam da shvatimo i objasnimo čovjekov način življenja. Kršćanska etika, međutim, nadilazi okvire opisa ponašanja. Oslanjajući se na otkrivene podatke o naravi, stanju i usudu ljudskih bića, ona nudi smjernice za svakidašnji život. Ove smjernice određuju što je dobro i što je u skladu s optimalnim i idealnim oblikom ljudskosti (Iv 10,10).Human behavior matters to God who crea¬ted us and who bound Himself to us with love. It matters to the surrounding creation because dominion over the earth is still in human hands. It matters to the human community because our lives are interdependent and closely in¬tertwined. And finally, human behavior mat¬ters to each individual because each action, decision, and word is a seed that bears fruit in the character and produces consequences. Several sciences (psychology, sociology, anthropology) help us to understand and ex¬plain the human lifestyle. Christian ethics, however, transcend descriptions of behavior. Drawing on revealed data about the nature, condition, and destiny of human beings, it offers directions for daily life. These define what is good and what is in harmony with j optimal humanness (John 10:10)

Revelation and Ethics: Question of Distance

Osnovna teza ovoga članka jest da objava nije beznačajna niti bez važnosti za čovjekovo grešno stanje zbog svog nadnaravnog podrijetla. Autor prvo nastoji promotriti odnose između teologije i etike i problem distance. Zatim, ispituje načine na koje su dva istaknuta teologa Reinhold Niebuhr i Carl F. H. Henry objasnili odnos između objave i kršćanske etike. Napokon, autor zaključuje. Obojica teologa, Niebuhr i Henry podvlače apsolutni zahtjev moralnog ideala; ipak obojica (iz različitih razloga) drže taj ideal nemogućim. Rezultat je sličan: napetost je smanjena i moralne strijele ne lete. Rješenje nije u smanjivanju napetosti, već u uvećavanju naše vjere u sposobnost Svetoga Duha. U kršćanskoj je etici problem distance od kršćanske teologije samo prividan, a ne stvaran.The main thesis of this essay is that revelation is not irrelevant nor without authority for the human, sinful condition because of its supernatural origin. The author first looks at the relationship between theology and ethics, and the problem of distance. After that he examines the way that Reinhold Niebuhr and Carl F. H. Henry have related revelation and Christian ethics. Finally he draws some conclusions useful for the task of making ethical decisions: Both, Niebuhr and Henry stress the absolute requirements of moral ideal; yet both (for different reasons) consider this ideal impossible. The result is similar: the tension is lowered and moral arrows do not fly. The solution is not to reduce the tension but to increase our faith in the competence of the Holy Spirit. In Christian Ethics the problem of distance from Christian Theology is only apparent, not real

Revelation and Ethics: Question of Distance

Osnovna teza ovoga članka jest da objava nije beznačajna niti bez važnosti za čovjekovo grešno stanje zbog svog nadnaravnog podrijetla. Autor prvo nastoji promotriti odnose između teologije i etike i problem distance. Zatim, ispituje načine na koje su dva istaknuta teologa Reinhold Niebuhr i Carl F. H. Henry objasnili odnos između objave i kršćanske etike. Napokon, autor zaključuje. Obojica teologa, Niebuhr i Henry podvlače apsolutni zahtjev moralnog ideala; ipak obojica (iz različitih razloga) drže taj ideal nemogućim. Rezultat je sličan: napetost je smanjena i moralne strijele ne lete. Rješenje nije u smanjivanju napetosti, već u uvećavanju naše vjere u sposobnost Svetoga Duha. U kršćanskoj je etici problem distance od kršćanske teologije samo prividan, a ne stvaran.The main thesis of this essay is that revelation is not irrelevant nor without authority for the human, sinful condition because of its supernatural origin. The author first looks at the relationship between theology and ethics, and the problem of distance. After that he examines the way that Reinhold Niebuhr and Carl F. H. Henry have related revelation and Christian ethics. Finally he draws some conclusions useful for the task of making ethical decisions: Both, Niebuhr and Henry stress the absolute requirements of moral ideal; yet both (for different reasons) consider this ideal impossible. The result is similar: the tension is lowered and moral arrows do not fly. The solution is not to reduce the tension but to increase our faith in the competence of the Holy Spirit. In Christian Ethics the problem of distance from Christian Theology is only apparent, not real

RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING LIVESTOCK FEED PRODUCTION PLANTS BY ADDING A HYDRAULIC ADDER

Recipes determine the quality of livestock feed and the hydraulic adders are one of the elements determining if the given recipe will be carried out. Generally, construction of existing adders does not allow accomplishment of that aim i.e. they do not meet recipe requirements. Consequently, researches which determined deviations in ingredient adding present with existing adders and with the experimental hydraulic adder were conducted. The research was conducted for two years (2005 and 2006) in two livestock feed factories in the Republic of Croatia on samples of feed mixtures for pigs weighing up to 15 and 25 kilos. Relative error was the means for comparison of weighing deviations between the hydraulic adder and the adders powered by means of an electric motor. Research results indicate that none of the two observed livestock feed production plants in 30 repetitions for two kinds of feed mixture showed a feed mixture weighing that would correspond to the specifications in the recipe. Additionally, hydraulic adders showed a greater precision in adding fish meal, extruded soybean and soybean meal when compared with the adders powered by means of an electric motor. However, the adders powered by means of an electric motor showed greater precision in adding corn. Based on the research results it can be concluded that using hydraulic adders instead of the adders powered by means of an electric motor will result in more accuracy in dosing ingredients with fine and middle granularity, whereas this can not be applied to dosing coarse grained ingredients

USED MOTOR OIL – A HAZARDOUS WASTE?

Svjedoci smo svakoga dana sve većeg onečišćenja okoliša, koje se očituje onečišćenjem atmosfere, tla te podzemnih voda. Za sve je kriv čovjek i njegova nebriga o okolini. Prirodna bogatstva treba nastojati očuvati na razini kakvoće koja nije štetna za čovjeka, biljni i životinjski svijet. Treba izbjegavati svaki zahvat koji ima štetan učinak na biološku raznolikost te očuvati prirodni genetski sklad i sklad prirodnih zajednica, živih organizama i neživih tvari. Motorno ulje je specifična tvar potrebna energetskom stroju, na primjer traktoru zbog njegovog ispravnog rada, a nakon određenog vremena javlja se kao štetna tvar, odnosno opasan otpad. Dakle, postupanje s rabljenim motornim uljem kao potencijalnim zagađivačem okoliša mora biti krajnje oprezno. Njegovo gomilanje u tvorničkim dvorištima, poduzećima i privatnim gospodarstvima bez daljnjeg rješavanja istog, vremenom predstavlja prave eko bombe, poglavito ako se zbrinjava na neadekvatan i ilegalan način. Istraživanje je obavljeno na obiteljskim poljoprivrednim gospodarstvima u Osječko–baranjskoj i Vukovarsko-srijemskoj županiji, u cilju utvrđivanja ponašanja s rabljenim uljem iz motora i iz transmisije i ostale prateće ambalaže.Today we all are eyewitnesses of increasing pollution, which disappears in the atmosphere, soil, and underground water. The pollution is a result of men\u27s actions and their reckless attitute toward the nature. Natural resources should be preserved at the level which can provide substantial quality to men, animals, and plants. Any hazardous intervention upon the biological diversity should be avoided and both the genetic balance and the harmony of biological systems, live ogranisms, and dead matter should be preserved. Motor oil is a specific substance needed to facilitate the adequate operation of a machine (e.g. a tractor), but after some time it becomes hazardous, i.e. a hazardous waste. The deposit of the motor oil has to be done in the proper way since it is a potential source of contamination. Used motor oil is a potential environmental bomb in cases of its improper and illegal deposit, especially in the cases when it is carelessly left around the facilities of factories, companies and privately owned farms. A research was conducted on family farms in Osijek-Baranya County and Vukovar-Srijem County in order to determine the way of treatment of used motor oil generated from the engine, transmission, and the accompanying packaging materials

USED MOTOR OIL – A HAZARDOUS WASTE?

Svjedoci smo svakoga dana sve većeg onečišćenja okoliša, koje se očituje onečišćenjem atmosfere, tla te podzemnih voda. Za sve je kriv čovjek i njegova nebriga o okolini. Prirodna bogatstva treba nastojati očuvati na razini kakvoće koja nije štetna za čovjeka, biljni i životinjski svijet. Treba izbjegavati svaki zahvat koji ima štetan učinak na biološku raznolikost te očuvati prirodni genetski sklad i sklad prirodnih zajednica, živih organizama i neživih tvari. Motorno ulje je specifična tvar potrebna energetskom stroju, na primjer traktoru zbog njegovog ispravnog rada, a nakon određenog vremena javlja se kao štetna tvar, odnosno opasan otpad. Dakle, postupanje s rabljenim motornim uljem kao potencijalnim zagađivačem okoliša mora biti krajnje oprezno. Njegovo gomilanje u tvorničkim dvorištima, poduzećima i privatnim gospodarstvima bez daljnjeg rješavanja istog, vremenom predstavlja prave eko bombe, poglavito ako se zbrinjava na neadekvatan i ilegalan način. Istraživanje je obavljeno na obiteljskim poljoprivrednim gospodarstvima u Osječko–baranjskoj i Vukovarsko-srijemskoj županiji, u cilju utvrđivanja ponašanja s rabljenim uljem iz motora i iz transmisije i ostale prateće ambalaže.Today we all are eyewitnesses of increasing pollution, which disappears in the atmosphere, soil, and underground water. The pollution is a result of men\u27s actions and their reckless attitute toward the nature. Natural resources should be preserved at the level which can provide substantial quality to men, animals, and plants. Any hazardous intervention upon the biological diversity should be avoided and both the genetic balance and the harmony of biological systems, live ogranisms, and dead matter should be preserved. Motor oil is a specific substance needed to facilitate the adequate operation of a machine (e.g. a tractor), but after some time it becomes hazardous, i.e. a hazardous waste. The deposit of the motor oil has to be done in the proper way since it is a potential source of contamination. Used motor oil is a potential environmental bomb in cases of its improper and illegal deposit, especially in the cases when it is carelessly left around the facilities of factories, companies and privately owned farms. A research was conducted on family farms in Osijek-Baranya County and Vukovar-Srijem County in order to determine the way of treatment of used motor oil generated from the engine, transmission, and the accompanying packaging materials